DAFT AS A BRUSH CANCER PATIENT CARE CHARITABLE TRUST
Registered charity 328432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAFT AS A BRUSH CANCER CARE CHARITABLE TRUST, DOXFORD HALL CHARITABLE TRUST, PES ASSOCIATES CHARITABLE TRUST
To relieve the suffering and improve the condition of life of persons suffering from cancer in particular but not exclusively by the provision of transport for any person or persons suffering from cancer to attend hospital appointments and/or other appointments for treatment of, therapy for and/or other rehabilitation from their illness.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income gain of £46,918 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £6,768,507. The trustees confirmed that free reserves of £1,408,129 were held broadly in line with the charity's reserves policy, and the auditor found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.4m; policy: broadly in line with this policy)
“At the year end, reserves were held broadly in line with this policy”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Daft As A Brush Cancer Care Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £775k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£86k
Reported reserves equal ~105.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Adam Chapman
- Colin Blair
- IAN DAVID PEDLEY
- Ian William Farrer
- James William Prest
- Lord John Warren Shipley
- Stephanie North
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gateshead · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DAFT AS A BRUSH CANCER PATIENT CARE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income gain of £46,918 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £6,768,507. The trustees confirmed that free reserves of £1,408,129 were held broadly in line with the charity's reserves policy, and the auditor found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds DAFT AS A BRUSH CANCER PATIENT CARE CHARITABLE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DAFT AS A BRUSH CANCER PATIENT CARE CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ELSIE DAVIS TRUST.
Known funders
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